Provincial planning helps Dong Nai "take off" and integrate.

On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister acknowledged, commended, and congratulated the significant achievements that the Party Committee, government, military, and people of Dong Nai province have made in the past period. This also serves as a basis for consolidating and strengthening the confidence of businesses and investors.

The Prime Minister assessed that the Đồng Nai provincial planning had been meticulously prepared, systematic, and scientific ; it identified the viewpoint, vision, and key development goals, as well as breakthroughs; and it included solutions, preferential policies, and resources for implementing the plan in the coming period.

At the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated Dong Nai province and the Ministry of Planning and Investment , as well as other agencies, localities, and partners for their meticulous preparation of the conference, which combined "two in one" content: announcing the Dong Nai Provincial Planning and promoting investment.

Dong Nai has a strategically important geographical location within the Southern key economic region, a leading dynamic development area in the country. It serves as a gateway connecting the Southeast region with the Central Highlands and the Central Coast, and is a crucial link in regional connectivity through multimodal transport: road, rail, waterway, and especially the Long Thanh International Airport.

Dong Nai has a large area of ​​land planted with perennial industrial crops and fruit trees, over 190,000 hectares; it leads the country in animal feed production and industrial-scale livestock farming.

Dong Nai has the highest number of industrial parks in the country, earning it the title of industrial capital (32 industrial parks and 36 industrial clusters); it attracts a large amount of FDI (nearly 2,000 active projects, with a total investment capital of nearly 37 billion USD), and has the largest manufacturing and processing industry in the country.

Dong Nai has strengths in tourism development, especially ecotourism and cultural tourism associated with the conservation and promotion of heritage values; it is the "green lung" of the Southeast region with the Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve covering an area of ​​756,000 hectares and home to many rare species of flora and fauna.

With its large population, Dong Nai has an abundant labor force for economic development. The province has 3.3 million inhabitants, accounting for 3.2% of the country's population and ranking 5th nationwide with 1.9 million workers.

The industrial park system has developed strongly, attracting many large foreign investment projects (32 industrial parks and 36 industrial clusters, with over 84% of the area occupied; over 40 countries and territories have invested in the province with a total capital of 37 billion USD).

The Prime Minister requested that ministries, sectors, and localities implementing the Dong Nai provincial planning adhere closely to the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws; closely follow the practical situation of the locality, region, area, and the world, especially the potential and strengths of the locality; and closely follow the needs and aspirations of the people.

At the conference, Dong Nai province awarded investment registration certificates and investment approval decisions to 17 projects with a total investment capital of VND 155,000 billion (USD 6.2 billion).

The Prime Minister pointed out three important factors and principles in planning work: always placing people at the center, as the subject, resource, and driving force; not sacrificing social justice, progress, and environmental protection for mere growth; recognizing that resources originate from mindset, driving force from innovation, and strength from businesses and the people; and aligning with the development trends of industries, sectors, regions, the country, the region, and the world.

In addition, the five tasks of planning include: identifying and developing unique potential, outstanding opportunities, and competitive advantages to effectively exploit for rapid and sustainable development; identifying contradictions, existing problems, limitations, and challenges to propose solutions and overcome them; building a prioritized list of projects and programs to attract investment, promote trade, and boost socio-economic development; and mobilizing resources for implementation (State, society, public-private partnerships, domestic and foreign).

Further analyzing the unique potential, outstanding opportunities, and competitive advantages of Dong Nai, the Prime Minister emphasized that Dong Nai has a strategic position in terms of socio-economic development and national security; abundant human resources, a young and ambitious population; is an important transportation hub with all five modes of transport; is located in the key economic region of the Southeast; has a glorious cultural, historical, and revolutionary tradition; and possesses diverse natural advantages suitable for green, sustainable, and comprehensive development.

Regarding the results achieved so far, the Prime Minister assessed that Dong Nai has basically achieved the socio-economic development goals and targets set out in a very difficult context, especially the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on an industrial province with a large population. In the first months of 2024, the province has recovered and developed relatively comprehensively.

Furthermore, the scale of Dong Nai's economy is still not commensurate with its potential, advantages, and strategic geographical location; the quality of growth, the results of administrative reforms, competitiveness, the development of specialized industrial zones, and the proportion of trained workers need to be further improved.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/quy-hoach-tinh-giup-dong-nai-cat-canh-va-hoi-nhap.html